Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:59     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.


I think administration wants it like this, where parents are removed from the process and instead admin wants to showboat and pretend like their school has great optics.


This is EXACTLY why they do this. It’s typical MCPS that focuses on optics versus actually caring about education.


This BTS model is a QO thing, not an MCPS thing.


Why only like this at QO?
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:43     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.


I think administration wants it like this, where parents are removed from the process and instead admin wants to showboat and pretend like their school has great optics.


This is EXACTLY why they do this. It’s typical MCPS that focuses on optics versus actually caring about education.


This BTS model is a QO thing, not an MCPS thing.


MCPS thing at multiple schools.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:33     Subject: Re:Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:QO Back to School night info here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/qohs/news-index/back-to-school-night/


BTSN used to be a way for parents to get a feel for their child’s day. Distance between classes, number of students in a class, condition of classrooms.
But now MCPS has moved to a virtual platform where parents are removed from the student experience. Some teachers did not even show their face in their video.
Virtual engagement is the new BTSN.


Well, based on several other recent threads on this board, at least half of the posters hated the traditional BTSN format. Maybe they’re trying something new because they didn’t get much engagement before, or had negative feedback on it?

I personally like the old way, even with all its shortcomings, but it sounds like lots of people hate it.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:30     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.


I think administration wants it like this, where parents are removed from the process and instead admin wants to showboat and pretend like their school has great optics.


This is EXACTLY why they do this. It’s typical MCPS that focuses on optics versus actually caring about education.


This BTS model is a QO thing, not an MCPS thing.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:24     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are new to mcps and have a child in 9th grade at qohs. In our old school’s (out of state) back to school night we would visit each of my child’s different periods for a brief time and it would last 1-2 hours. However qohs Btsn block party seems different. Am I missing something….would love some insight?


Education is not the goal here.


Agreed.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:24     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.


I think administration wants it like this, where parents are removed from the process and instead admin wants to showboat and pretend like their school has great optics.


This is EXACTLY why they do this. It’s typical MCPS that focuses on optics versus actually caring about education.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:03     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.


I think administration wants it like this, where parents are removed from the process and instead admin wants to showboat and pretend like their school has great optics.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 09:01     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.


I agree with you 100%.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 07:32     Subject: Re:Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:QO Back to School night info here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/qohs/news-index/back-to-school-night/


BTSN used to be a way for parents to get a feel for their child’s day. Distance between classes, number of students in a class, condition of classrooms.
But now MCPS has moved to a virtual platform where parents are removed from the student experience. Some teachers did not even show their face in their video.
Virtual engagement is the new BTSN.


I think a lot of schools are still doing in person.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 07:32     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
This is a bad idea. The format is confusing to the point where I can't imagine parents will make it to the right room and the right time. It also does not allow parents to see all their child's classes. I think admin needs to rethink their approach.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 07:27     Subject: Re:Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:QO Back to School night info here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/qohs/news-index/back-to-school-night/


BTSN used to be a way for parents to get a feel for their child’s day. Distance between classes, number of students in a class, condition of classrooms.
But now MCPS has moved to a virtual platform where parents are removed from the student experience. Some teachers did not even show their face in their video.
Virtual engagement is the new BTSN.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 07:09     Subject: Re:Quince orchard high school back to school block party
QO Back to School night info here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/qohs/news-index/back-to-school-night/
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2024 23:27     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:We are new to mcps and have a child in 9th grade at qohs. In our old school’s (out of state) back to school night we would visit each of my child’s different periods for a brief time and it would last 1-2 hours. However qohs Btsn block party seems different. Am I missing something….would love some insight?


Sounds like a good photo op for the principal, who loves parties.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2024 21:11     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
Anonymous wrote:We are new to mcps and have a child in 9th grade at qohs. In our old school’s (out of state) back to school night we would visit each of my child’s different periods for a brief time and it would last 1-2 hours. However qohs Btsn block party seems different. Am I missing something….would love some insight?


Education is not the goal here.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2024 20:56     Subject: Quince orchard high school back to school block party
We are new to mcps and have a child in 9th grade at qohs. In our old school’s (out of state) back to school night we would visit each of my child’s different periods for a brief time and it would last 1-2 hours. However qohs Btsn block party seems different. Am I missing something….would love some insight?